#55

As I reflect on what words want to flow through me this week, the word Love is what keeps coming to heart. Often when I make the space to write, I never know exactly what will come through. I close my eyes, tune my inner ears to Spirit, and allow whatever arrives to find its way onto the page.

I've written before about Love in many different ways, so I found myself wondering how this word wanted to reveal itself again. The response that kept coming back was simple: Love is the beginning and the end. It is who we are and what we are here to share.

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#54

These past weeks have brought a joy like no other as I helped my son move from his college apartment back to Portland to begin his very first job after graduation. It fills my heart like nothing else to be able to support my children when they need it because big life transitions almost always benefit from a little extra love and support.

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#53

Life has been moving quickly lately.

The weeks seem to pass faster than I expect, filled with work to do, places to go, people to see, and decisions to make. It's easy to get caught up in the momentum of simply keeping up, so I've been reminding myself to slow down and notice what's right in front of me.

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#52

Summer at the Oregon coast has a way of reminding me that life is always changing. One day brings blue skies and fireworks across the lake (thank you, lovely Fourth of July!). The next, it's cool, gray, and raining. Around here, the weather can change by the hour, and I've learned to simply move with it.

This is my fourth summer here, and one of the biggest changes has been stepping onto the water instead of simply watching it.

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#51

The transition from Texas to Oregon is complete.

Weeks of planning, buying the necessary essentials (yes, that does include all my favorite face and hair products!), packing, cleaning out my apartment in Texas, giving away plants, storing my car at a friend's house… there are many logistical pieces that come with living in two places, and I am certainly not complaining. It's simply another layer of life that I have consciously chosen because I love what it allows me to experience.

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#50

Today marks two weeks since Tim headed back to Oregon and the lake. He's been enjoying reconnecting with friends and family, tackling projects around his house, and after years without one, buying a boat that is going to bring us a very different kind of summer on the water. I can already picture afternoons on the lake and new adventures ahead.

Here in Texas, life has gotten quieter. Not lonely, just quieter.

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#49

What an upward spiral these past couple of weeks have been.

I have heard it said before that the month leading up to your birthday can sometimes feel surprisingly intense. As one cycle completes and another begins, old stories, emotions, and patterns often rise to the surface one more time asking to be seen.

Whether that is astrology, energy, or simply life doing what it does, I could certainly feel it.

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#48

What an exciting and glorious last couple of weeks! After so much work establishing myself over the past months, I was met with some incredibly fun and meaningful life moments.

After four months, I was finally on a plane again headed to Washington State to spend time with my son for his college graduation as I mentioned in the last blog. I really do love to travel, and it was such a heart-filling time. Because the hotels and lodging in the area were so overpriced, I opted to sleep on the sofa in his apartment which actually gave me even more time with him and his sweet girlfriend — an unexpected bonus.

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#47

It’s now the middle of the night, and after only a few hours of sleep, I am wide awake and thinking. Not an unusual habit for me, although I have been sleeping quite well recently, so this feels more like a rare occurrence than the usual this time around.

An offer was made and accepted on a new construction 55 and over community home in a city right near Dallas! Construction should begin next month with completion before the end of the year.

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